Culture of India

In the first few excerpts from Al Biruni’s India – an informative text on his observation of Indian life – Al Biruni sets up the stage for his readers to develop a mindset necessary to understand his description of Indian culture, philosophy, language, etc. In this paper, I will establish that Al Biruni’s experience, and hence his explanation of India should have been considerably impacted by his sociopolitical standing. At the same time, I will make the case that despite of his keen efforts to limit

In “Interpreter of Maladies”, Jhumpa Lahiri uses both art and language as symbols of the difficulty of belonging when stuck between two or more cultures. Born in London from Indian parents, then raised in the United States, Lahiri puts in this story her own feeling or removal into the characters: The Das, visiting a country that has become more foreign than homely; and Mr. Kapasi, who struggles to claim his identity through language and translation. Bilbro argues that a lot of Lahiri scholarhip

first shown at the 53rd Venice Biennale. In it, she uses four thousand metres of rope hand-woven from human hair. Hanging entangled within this black, knotted mass are twenty steel car bumpers. It is a dig at a common superstition held by motorists in India. Motorists there often ties woven hair to car bumpers as a talisman for their safety. In fact, it would not be a surprise if these motorists actually place more belief in this talisman than the need for regular servicing to their vehicles. For Gowda

Malik, who tries to survive alongside his brother Salim and their mutual friend Latika. It is also a love story between Jamal and Latika. The scene features the present where a modern-day Jamal found himself one question away from winning millions on India 's version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire." But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating. The police do not believe that a street kid with very little education can know all the answers. People begin to think

Amitav Ghosh is a world renowned Indian author and novelist known for his works in English language. His writings often shows an amalgamation of cultures through the use of various languages. He has received numerous awards for his works and was also awarded the Padma Shri bythe Government of India. His writings are unique and contributed a lot to Indian Writing In English. The Shadow Lines, is one of such writings, a highly innovative novel which was published in the year 1988. It received the prestigious

The Cultural Aspects of Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses “So India’s problem turned out to be the world’s problem. What happened in India has happened in God’s name. The problem’s name is God.” This quote is said by Salman Rushdie, the author of The Satanic Verses. Rushdie coming from an Indian background shows the cultural aspects of life in an Indian culture. The quote said by Rushdie can be controversial in many ways. The people who believe in God would not accept this quote in a good way because

Culture influences people’s perspectives of the world and others through their childhood and how, when, and where they were raised. In the essay, “An Indian Father’s Plea,” Robert Lake writes about how his Indian child’s traditional way of learning is different from those in western education systems and that he's not a “slow” learner but learns in a unique way from his peers. In the personal essay, “Two Ways to Belong in America,” Bharati Mukherjee describes her differing views of living in America

are people who took this challenge; a challenge to innovate and create scrumptious sweets and delicacies with low or even no sugar for the diet conscious people of India's food capital; Delhi, the food capital of India is now emerging as a food junction of health conscious people from India and abroad, the city is getting consistent applause from the connoisseurs of high quality sweets, chocolates and other calorie free delicacies. The concept is always to maintain the original flavor of traditional

Gurinder Chadha who may have experienced intercultural dilemmas deserves a perfect illustration for such issues. This film, which was first on display in 2002, has obtained great success in representing the differences between the English culture and the Sikh culture. This essay aims at digging deep into three aspects which are costume, gender role and individualism vs. collectivism reflected in the film from the perspective of intercultural communication. The film revolves around a 18-year-old Indian

INTRODUCTION   Mulk Raj Anand is a prominent figure in Indian writing for his delineation of the lives of the poor castes in traditional Indian culture and society and his depiction of Indian women. His personal experiences and the changes in Indian political, social and cultural institutions forms his works. Anand is more intrigued in life than in art, and in art only in so far as it serves life. He considers “truly humanistic art is commensurate with the needs of our times.”(Anand, 1946) Anand’s